The power rating system is based on recent game results. The section should be used to compare the relative strength of the two teams involved. A power line is calculated using both teams ratings and home field advantage. Where the power line differs significantly from the current line, the team with the edge is indicated.

Team

Estimate

Edge

MEMPHIS

OKLAHOMA CITY

-12

5

Average power rating of opponents played: OKLAHOMA CITY 95.6, MEMPHIS 96.3

Team Trends and Angles

All team trends listed below apply to the current game.

MEMPHIS Team Trends

Description

Against the spread

Over/Under

Straight Up

Current

Last 3

Since 1996

Current

Last 3

Since 1996

Current

Last 3

Since 1996

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W-L

W-L

W-L

O-U

O-U

O-U

W-L

W-L

W-L

in all games

24-28

109-115

712-684

22-31

113-114

671-737

18-36

105-123

683-742

as a road underdog

11-9

33-41

272-258

11-10

36-40

257-273

5-16

21-55

155-383

in road games

11-13

50-60

355-345

12-12

58-53

335-364

5-20

40-72

266-445

in February games

2-2

16-10

95-97

1-3

14-12

87-107

0-4

14-12

94-101

in the second half of the season

2-2

40-40

311-299

1-3

43-37

291-331

0-4

30-50

306-320

on Sunday games

1-3

7-16

70-71

2-2

12-12

58-83

1-3

9-15

66-77

when playing with 3 or more days rest

1-2

4-7

40-39

0-3

2-9

36-42

1-2

5-6

41-39

against Northwest division opponents

4-3

21-22

127-134

1-6

22-21

122-138

2-5

22-21

136-128

after 3 or more consecutive unders

2-8

6-24

106-106

4-7

17-14

98-117

4-8

12-20

113-105

after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games

9-15

36-41

213-221

10-15

42-36

210-228

6-19

31-47

163-282

after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games

5-15

23-30

164-187

6-15

21-33

166-187

4-17

17-37

114-245

after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games

4-14

13-26

139-155

4-15

14-26

139-157

3-16

9-31

94-207

after covering 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread

9-5

27-37

233-213

9-5

30-34

210-240

6-8

27-37

227-226

revenging a home loss vs opponent

4-5

19-21

142-137

7-2

23-17

147-133

1-9

14-27

97-187

revenging a loss vs opponent

15-14

56-51

374-331

13-16

50-57

343-366

10-20

47-61

312-407

revenging a loss where opponent scored 100 or more points

9-12

35-40

220-207

8-13

32-43

199-228

6-16

32-44

178-255

revenging a close loss vs opponent of 3 points or less

6-1

9-3

55-53

4-3

8-4

56-54

3-4

6-6

50-61

revenging a same season loss vs opponent

7-8

35-36

249-247

6-9

34-37

239-264

5-10

29-42

211-295

off a cover where the team lost the game straight up as an underdog

5-3

6-11

72-71

3-5

8-9

71-72

5-3

6-11

65-81

off a home cover where the team lost straight up as an underdog

1-1

1-4

12-18

0-2

2-3

11-18

1-1

1-4

6-24

off a home loss

6-8

18-28

131-149

5-10

24-24

127-155

3-12

18-30

112-175

after a loss by 6 points or less

6-6

20-17

127-112

4-9

15-23

103-137

7-6

19-19

120-123

after scoring 90 points or less

4-6

24-24

203-213

4-7

22-27

189-234

2-9

21-28

193-233

after scoring 90 points or less 2 straight games

1-1

4-6

68-81

0-2

3-7

64-91

1-1

3-7

65-90

after scoring 90 points or less 3 straight games

0-0

0-2

25-37

0-0

1-1

34-30

0-0

0-2

27-37

after playing a home game

13-14

49-61

346-329

10-18

54-59

317-365

8-20

49-64

321-370

after a game where they covered the spread

12-11

49-59

377-332

11-11

56-52

341-373

9-14

50-59

374-349

after 1 or more consecutive losses

15-18

60-57

353-358

14-21

57-63

346-370

12-23

54-66

316-411

after 2 or more consecutive losses

8-12

28-33

183-206

7-15

27-36

173-218

6-16

24-39

148-250

after 3 or more consecutive losses

4-9

14-21

108-126

3-12

13-24

103-133

3-12

11-26

82-158

after 4 or more consecutive losses

4-6

11-12

72-77

2-9

9-15

67-83

2-9

8-16

53-99

after 5 or more consecutive losses

2-5

5-8

43-50

2-6

5-9

43-50

2-6

4-10

34-61

when playing against a team with a winning record

13-12

48-59

373-353

9-17

48-61

348-382

7-19

35-74

282-459

when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season

Oddsmakers move a line in part because of one-sided public betting action on a side or total. They also move the line in reaction to wise guys selections. Either way, this section attempts to uncover whether the wise guys and public have a read on a given team. It summarizes both line and total movements. As a general rule, follow the line or total movement when percentages exceed 57% and go against it when they are below 43%.

The betting public is correct when moving the money line in MEMPHIS games 49.7% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (93-94)

The betting public is correct when moving the money line in OKLAHOMA CITY games 53.2% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (107-94)

The betting public is correct when moving the money line in OKLAHOMA CITY games 51.2% of the time since 1996. (742-708)

The betting public is correct when moving the money line in MEMPHIS games 48.9% of the time since 1996. (683-714)

The betting public is correct when moving the total in OKLAHOMA CITY games 43.6% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (92-119)

The betting public is correct when moving the total in MEMPHIS games 55.5% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (117-94)

The betting public is correct when moving the total in OKLAHOMA CITY games 49.6% of the time since 1996. (813-825)

The betting public is correct when moving the total in MEMPHIS games 51.5% of the time since 1996. (810-763)

Head-to-Head Series History

Listed below is a summary of the games results in recent Head-to-Head matchups.